Guardians tie Tigers by beating Tarik Skubal's throw home in playoffs

Controversy struck quickly in Game 1 of the Detroit Tigers-Cleveland Guardians wild-card playoff series Tuesday at Cleveland's Progressive Field.

And it must've felt like déjà vu for Tigers ace Tarik Skubal .

In the bottom of the fourth inning of their 2025 MLB playoff series , the Guardians scored in the most Guardians-esque way with #GuardsBall .

Angel Martínez opened the inning with a dink single to second baseman Gleyber Torres that barely made it past the mound, but was impossible to get to. Then Skubal walked superstar José Ramírez , but followed that up with back-to-back strikeouts. That's when controversy struck.

Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias barely made contact with the ball, but again it took a very favorable Guardians' bounce, shooting way up in the a